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Steven Cruz

#64 - Relief Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 6/15/1999 (27)
Height, Weight 6'7", 225 lb
Hometown Tenares, DOM

2026 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
8 58.2 4.30 1.26 26.4% 8.1%
34th 3
Sv
131st 52.0
IP
204th 4.19
ERA
133rd 1.34
WHIP
83rd 22.7%
K%
115th 9.8%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
98.5 15.3% 28.5% 52.9% 5.8% 4.98 3.19
23rd 94.7
FB MPH
47th 12.2%
SwStr%
170th 28.5%
CSW%
103rd 51.2%
Str-ICR
273rd 4.7%
MTK%
133rd 4.94
PLV
115th 3.56
PLA
Saves List
Rank
19th
Saves+Holds List
Rank
55th

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Steven Cruz Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2023 KC 10 4 12.2 0-0 0 0 4.97 1.74 6.25 4.81 5.42 5.07 24.2% 17.7% 7.8 0.71 .294 12.5% 74.1% 34.3% 45.7% 10.2% 26.6% 0.39 4.74
2024 KC 5 0 5.2 0-0 0 0 0.00 0.18 2.00 1.63 2.54 2.08 22.2% 0.0% 1.6 0.00 .071 0.0% 100.0% 21.4% 42.9% 12.2% 26.8% 0.56 5.33
2025 KC 47 0 45.2 3-1 0 9 3.74 1.18 2.49 4.15 4.23 2.93 20.1% 9.5% 7.1 0.99 .244 17.9% 72.9% 29.5% 45.8% 12.1% 27.6% 0.45 4.95
2026 KC 56 2 58.2 2-4 8 5 4.30 1.26 5.24 5.18 3.33 3.19 26.4% 8.1% 8.3 2.15 .282 45.2% 81.9% 39.2% 47.5% 15.3% 28.5% 0.55 4.98
RP MLB Percentile 70 76 62 30-18 89 45 41 61 13 15 89 67 76 66 44 5 57 1 90 30 67 86 49 66 59
RP MLB AVG 42 2 52.0 3-3 3 7 4.19 1.34 4.16 4.17 4.24 3.56 22.7% 9.8% 8.3 1.08 .291 17.6% 72.5% 36.8% 44.0% 12.2% 28.5% 0.50 4.94
Career 118 6 122.2 5-5 8 14 3.96 1.23 4.17 4.58 3.83 3.24 23.7% 9.5% 7.5 1.47 .259 29.0% 77.3% 34.2% 46.4% 13.4% 27.9% 0.50 4.95

Steven Cruz Repertoire

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Steven Cruz Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2023 KC 10 4 12.2 0-0 0 0 0 244 139 105 62 11 5 4 1 1 15 11 1 1
2024 KC 5 0 5.2 0-0 0 0 0 82 56 26 18 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
2025 KC 47 0 45.2 3-1 0 0 9 642 420 222 189 36 24 7 0 5 38 18 1 1
2026 KC 56 2 58.2 2-4 0 8 5 930 616 315 246 54 34 6 0 14 65 20 3 1
RP MLB Percentile 70 76 62 30-18 0 89 45 59 62 43 63 28 33 59 50 5 72 45 30 51
RP MLB AVG 42 2 52.0 3-3 0 3 7 884 565 319 227 48 32 9 1 6 52 21 3 2
Career 118 6 122.2 5-5 0 8 14 1,898 1,231 668 515 102 64 17 1 20 122 49 5 4

Steven Cruz Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2023 KC 24.2% 17.7% .220 .400 .771 .344 .294 .314 .235 .381 .267 .436 92.7 90.6 15.7 6.25
2024 KC 22.2% 0.0% .056 .056 .112 .049 .071 .071 .219 .219 .281 .282 90.3 88.4 14.1 2.00
2025 KC 20.1% 9.5% .213 .343 .634 .280 .244 .273 .181 .246 .211 .255 88.0 85.4 14.1 2.49
2026 KC 26.4% 8.1% .244 .462 .778 .336 .282 .346 .265 .355 .326 .450 87.7 89.8 13.2 5.24
RP MLB Percentile 76 66 45 17 25 28 57 26 18 13 7 3 47 43 48 13
RP MLB AVG 22.7% 9.8% .241 .389 .712 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.3 13.1 4.16
Career 23.7% 9.5% .223 .395 .699 .307 .259 .303 .229 .314 .272 .368 88.4 88.1 13.8 4.17

Steven Cruz Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2023 KC43.9% (97.7)21.7% (97.3)7.4% (93.5)27.1% (89.4)----- 65.6% 34.4%
2024 KC41.5% (97.9)2.4% (97.2)34.2% (92.9)22.0% (90.9)----- 43.9% 56.1%
2025 KC50.2% (98.2)-25.6% (93.7)24.3% (89.3)----- 50.2% 49.8%
2026 KC56.2% (98.5)-28.6% (93.9)14.8% (89.4)0.3% (88.7)---- 56.2% 43.8%
RP MLB Percentile 89 (93) - 78 (95) 22 (92) 0 (99) - - - - 72.6% 27.1%
RP MLB AVG 38.7% (94.7) 26.6% (94.1) 19.7% (89.4) 25.9% (86.1) 20.7% (82.3) 15.3% (80.3) 17.7% (86.1) 18.9% (86.6) 42.7% (61.5) 48.7% 51.2%
Career52.0% (98.3)2.9% (97.3)25.1% (93.7)19.9% (89.5)0.2% (88.7)---- 54.8% 45.2%

Steven Cruz Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2023 KC29.0% (8)18.9% (2)11.1% (1)33.3% (14)----- 25.6% 28.6%
2024 KC17.6% (2)50.0% (1)25.0% (4)44.4% (3)----- 19.4% 32.6%
2025 KC30.4% (39)-26.2% (15)23.1% (24)----- 30.4% 24.7%
2026 KC31.0% (82)-27.1% (43)21.7% (16)33.3% (1)---- 31.0% 25.3%
RP MLB Percentile 79 (6) - 46 (8) 10 (51) 74 (4) - - - - 82.3% 21.4%
RP MLB AVG 27.2% (32) 27.6% (13) 27.0% (15) 29.7% (28) 28.5% (20) 27.3% (15) 22.4% (21) 22.7% (21) 19.3% (9) 27.9% 28.8%
Career30.1% (131)20.0% (3)26.1% (63)25.4% (57)33.3% (1)---- 29.6% 25.8%

Steven Cruz Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2023 KC 45.7% 14.3% 22.9% 17.1% 31.4% 31.4% 37.1% 31.4% 16.0% 65.7% 20.0% 5.7% 8.6% 34.3%
2024 KC 42.9% 21.4% 14.3% 21.4% 35.7% 35.7% 35.7% 28.6% 24.4% 78.6% 14.3% 7.1% 0.0% 21.4%
2025 KC 45.8% 19.8% 21.4% 13.0% 33.6% 35.6% 37.1% 27.3% 17.3% 70.3% 20.6% 3.8% 5.3% 29.5%
2026 KC 47.5% 21.5% 19.6% 11.4% 36.1% 42.4% 32.9% 24.7% 20.8% 60.7% 23.4% 5.1% 10.8% 39.2%
RP MLB Percentile 67 51 18 65 40 61 41 45 88 30 58 60 5 30
RP MLB AVG 44.0% 21.7% 24.1% 10.2% 34.6% 40.9% 33.7% 25.4% 18.1% 63.0% 24.5% 5.8% 6.8% 36.8%
Career 46.4% 20.1% 20.4% 13.0% 34.6% 38.3% 35.1% 26.5% 19.1% 65.6% 21.6% 4.7% 8.0% 34.2%

Steven Cruz Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2023 KC .220 .344 .294 .314 .235 .381 .267 .436 92.7 90.6 15.7 12.5% 34.3% 19.4%
2024 KC .056 .049 .071 .071 .219 .219 .281 .282 90.3 88.4 14.1 0.0% 21.4% 16.7%
2025 KC .213 .280 .244 .273 .181 .246 .211 .255 88.0 85.4 14.1 17.9% 29.5% 20.6%
2026 KC .244 .336 .282 .346 .265 .355 .326 .450 87.7 89.8 13.2 45.2% 39.2% 25.2%
RP MLB Percentile 45 28 57 26 18 13 7 3 47 43 48 1 30 42
RP MLB AVG .241 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.3 13.1 17.6% 36.8% 24.4%
Career .223 .307 .259 .303 .229 .314 .272 .368 88.4 88.1 13.8 29.0% 34.2% 22.5%

Steven Cruz Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2023 KC 42.6% 57.0% 40.6% 21.4% 25.3% 16.0% 74.7% 84.1% 53.3% 16.4% 10.2% 26.6% 14.3% 52.5% 0.39 47.1%
2024 KC 51.2% 68.3% 53.7% 32.5% 22.7% 24.4% 77.3% 90.3% 46.2% 14.6% 12.2% 26.8% 17.1% 67.1% 0.56 61.0%
2025 KC 54.2% 65.4% 50.0% 23.5% 24.3% 17.3% 75.7% 80.6% 58.0% 15.4% 12.1% 27.6% 20.6% 59.8% 0.45 53.3%
2026 KC 49.8% 66.2% 53.0% 30.8% 28.8% 20.8% 71.2% 79.4% 51.4% 13.2% 15.3% 28.5% 17.0% 60.4% 0.55 52.9%
RP MLB Percentile 95 80 96 44 75 88 75 85 82 7 86 49 49 79 66 70
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 63.8% 47.4% 31.7% 25.6% 18.1% 74.4% 83.9% 58.5% 16.4% 12.2% 28.5% 17.1% 58.3% 0.50 51.2%
Career 50.4% 64.9% 50.4% 27.2% 26.6% 19.1% 73.4% 80.7% 53.1% 14.4% 13.4% 27.9% 17.9% 59.5% 0.50 52.6%

Steven Cruz Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2023 KC 42.6% 33.2% 23.4% 43.4% 27.0% 27.5% 45.5% 27.9% 48.8% 5.3%
2024 KC 51.2% 31.7% 24.4% 43.9% 32.9% 28.0% 39.0% 23.2% 52.4% 8.5%
2025 KC 54.2% 39.6% 25.5% 34.9% 36.3% 29.4% 34.3% 30.4% 44.1% 8.6%
2026 KC 49.8% 35.7% 26.7% 37.6% 45.3% 25.9% 28.8% 35.2% 38.2% 7.3%
RP MLB Percentile 95 61 53 43 89 13 4 88 15 75
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 34.6% 27.0% 38.4% 36.2% 22.9% 40.9% 29.9% 43.1% 6.6%
Career 50.4% 36.5% 25.8% 37.7% 39.4% 27.4% 33.2% 32.1% 42.1% 7.5%

Steven Cruz Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2023 KC 56.6% 20.9% 23.0% 9.4% 50.0% 45.2% 15.2% 23.2% 26.8%
2024 KC 52.4% 9.8% 37.8% 11.6% 66.7% 61.1% 23.3% 22.6% 12.9%
2025 KC 62.3% 12.0% 26.3% 18.3% 61.4% 45.5% 18.5% 16.6% 22.5%
2026 KC 58.2% 11.6% 31.2% 14.0% 63.5% 50.8% 15.7% 20.3% 22.4%
RP MLB Percentile 43 55 67 40 67 52 3 6 80
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 12.1% 29.9% 14.5% 61.0% 50.1% 21.1% 26.7% 19.3%
Career 59.1% 12.9% 28.8% 14.9% 61.2% 48.5% 16.9% 19.6% 22.3%

Steven Cruz PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2023 KC 244 4.74 43.4% 14.8% 41.8% 1.6% 4.5% 1.9 +2 5.07
2024 KC 82 5.33 51.2% 14.6% 34.1% 17.1% 6.1% -3.9 -4 2.08
2025 KC 642 4.95 45.5% 18.8% 35.7% 9.8% 7.3% -5.5 +1 2.93
2026 KC 930 4.98 45.6% 19.1% 35.2% 10.4% 5.8% 7.0 +4 3.19
RP MLB Percentile 59 59 46 75 65 65 20 19 28 67
RP MLB AVG 884 4.94 45.9% 17.4% 36.8% 9.1% 4.7% 0.6 -1 3.56
Career 1,898 4.95 45.6% 18.3% 36.2% 9.4% 6.2% -0.5 +2 3.24
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